Berthed at the Charlestown Navy Yard in Boston, "Old Ironsides" is the oldest commissioned warship still afloat.

This historic World War II ship is one of only 4 Fletcher-class destroyers remaining worldwide.

The massive machine creates cracking displays of indoor lightning.

The headquarters of one of the world’s longest-running humor magazines bears a noticeable resemblance to a head wearing a Prussian helmet.

The statue of John Harvard isn't actually John Harvard—or even, technically, the founder of the school.

"the sweltering inhabitants of Charleston and New Orleans, of Madras and Bombay and Calcutta, drink at my well . . . The pure Walden water is mingled with the sacred water of the Ganges."

Memorial of the Salem witchcraft hysteria in the town of Danvers, where it all began.

Located just behind a quiet residential neighborhood, this is ground zero for the Salem witchcraft hysteria of 1692.

The most impressive falls in Wensleydale once produced power to weave the uniform of an Italian revolution.

A glimpse at Walt Disney's vision for a "community of tomorrow," in miniature.

These structures serve as a memorial to one of Boston’s most ambitious and controversial urban redevelopment projects.

Interactive museum complete with costumed re-enactors and the only known surviving chest from the Boston Tea Party.

One of the last remaining movie theatres in the country that features a rear-projection system.

A luxury hotel constructed out of a former jail.

The largest body of water in Massachusetts annihilated four small towns just to slake Boston's thirst.

The last remaining 19th-century tenement from Boston's old West End neighborhood.

An interesting decoration on this historic site, this weathervane comes with as many legends as it does questions.

One of the few remaining monuments dedicated to South Boston's Irish heritage.

A former waterfront market is now in the center of town due to some interesting Boston engineering.

This monument on Breed's Hill proves that one of the most famous battles of the Revolutionary War is misnamed.

A careful eye can find hundreds of dinosaur tracks running along the Connecticut River.

The ancient dwellings of the Puebloans, located in the cliffs of majestic mesas.

Eighty million natural history specimens call this gargantuan museum home.

Spectacular volcanic cliffs along the Crooked River invite hiking, rock climbing, and photography.